The No-Nonsense Guide to Chrono Cross (50 Events)
by Elranzer
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Version: 2.0 (fixed errors, now prettier!)
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This FAQ is copyright 2000 to me. Don't copy or plagarise, it's naughty!
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This is a "quickie guide," you will not find boss stratagies,
item or spell lists, nor every possible character. Why? Well,
I only wanna help you beat the game, and let you explore it yourself.
Find the extra characters yourself, it's much more rewarding for you
to actually find him/her than for me to just tell you what to do.
This is best printed with Microsoft Word, or any of Linux's
pathetic clones of Word.
Total Pages: 10 (about)
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1. Mystery Dungeon (The Demo!!)
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- Find your way to the pillar of light thingie
- Step on the glowing magenta platform
- Enter the gate
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2. Aruni Village
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- Talk to Marge (Mom)
- Go to the docks and talk to Rena (NOT Lenna!!!)
- Get a Shellfish Window Skin from the item stand
- Get the Shark Amulet from some guy in his basement
- You may get the Heckran Bone under the bed in the bar
- DO NOT let Poshul (the dog, I think that's what it is) join you!!
- Leave
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3. Lizard Grotto
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- Push the boulder in front of the cave, fight the first Kodomo
- Use the cliff to leap onto the second Kodomo
- You must just chase and fight the third Kodomo, then fight Mama Kodomo
- Exit left to the beach, it's all straight forward to...
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4. ANOTHER WORLD
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- Go to Aruni and talk to Marge and Rena
- Go to the North Cape and examine the tombstone
- Fight Karsh, Sugar Lou, and Salton
- Name Kid (not Kidd!!) but DON'T let her join you (second option, three times)
- Rena and Poshul joins (this is the ONLY way to get Rena!)
- With either Kid or Rena/Poshul, procede to the Hidora Swamp
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5. Hidora Swamp
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- Go northwest, find a guy who will give you the Radioactive Suit
- Leave for now, go to the Mountain Pass
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6. Mountain Pass
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- Cool music, go up the ladder
- Here, get the Skull for a character named Skull (not Skarl!!!)
- Also get the Rindou Flowers and the Giant Egg (near the bird)
- Go back to the first screen, exit left, fight Sugar Lou and Salton
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7. Telmina
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- Go to the statue at the top of town (get Kid, maybe)
- Go to very east side of town, give flowers to Grenn (not Glenn!!)
- Choice one: Get Alf - Talk to him in the bar
- Choice two: Get Slash - Talk to Mikki on Magical Dreamers ship
- Choice three: Get Pierre - In Smithy, get his Badge from little boy outside
- You cannot get all three on one regular game, wait until you beat it...
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8A. Alf to SnakeBone Conservatory
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- In Telmina, find Korcha's boat
- The rest is easy, fight up the cliff
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8B. Slash to SnakeBone Conservatory
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- Find Slash in waterfall in east woods
- Get Pink Bag, use it to lure Gels to sleeping plant monster with pollen
- Go through tree, be sure to block the hole with the cricket monsters inside
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8C. Pierre to SnakeBone Conservatory
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- Go through front gate (not too sure on this)
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9. Conservatory Outside
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- Observe that the front door is locked
- The key is in the top right corner of the Dragon-feeding den
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10. Snakebone Conservatory
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- "Radical Dreamers" was this whole section only!
- Rotate snake statue, fall in trap
- Fight guards, take clothing, go in west rooms
- In Kitchen, talk to Grenn, then go to his room, he'll write the statue combo.
- In east rooms, try to take the pendant, fall into another trap
- Fight Luchianna's Frankenstein Onion Knights
- Back in entrance, use correct combo on snake statue
- Go west, to library (is this Belthaser...?) Search around, fight li'l Marcella
- Talk to old man, go back to large room, search pillars for a switch
- Fight guards, take elevator-throne to high levels, go in right door
- Fight Yamaneco, then there's some scenes, I won't spoil much now...
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11A. Gardove - Mamacha's Mission
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- Do NOT opt to save Kid (all top choices to Korcha)
- Get Hips for Skull from trading girl near the boat
- Talk to Mamacha and everyone else in Gardove
- Take Korcha's boat to Telmina, go to entrance, see Grenn
- Go back to boat, you'll get Grenn and Mamacha, go to Foggy Sea east of Elnide
- Do the "Pirate Ghosts" section then return to Gardove for Doc and Kid
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11B. Gardove - Korcha's Mission
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- Opt to save Kid yourself (bottom choices to Korcha)
- Get Hips for Skull from trading girl near the boat
- Take boat to Telmina, you cannot get Grenn, but get Gillbert anyway
- Go to Beach, use Kid's Bag of Star Dust to wormhole back HOME
- Go to Hidora, fight Pipapipa and get flute, use it at north most section
- Fight Giant Hidora Insect, then Kracken thingie, the get Razzle the fairy
- Procede until you fight Hidora Centipede, get medicine, return to Gardove
- Be sure to chase and catch Mel if you want her later (Only with Korcha)
- Get Kid, procede to "Pirate Ghosts" section (Go to the Foggy Mist)
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12. Pirate Ghosts
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- Go to the foggy shroud between Elnide and the Circle of Death
- Once the ghosts attack, observe that the main door is locked
- Kill all skeletons and talk to all pirates to find the key
- Find your way to deck, fight the jelly-like Diamond Jar
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13. Smoking Solitary Island
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- Fight Harlequin (Tsukuyomi), get her Moon Glasses accessory (a good one)
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14. SnakeBone Conservatory
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- Get Luchianna. You can, you know...
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15. Aruni Village (HOME)
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- Talk to old fisherman near Rena, he'll take you to Water Dragon's Shrine
- Here, make your way to the Water Dragon, he'll give you the Icey Breath
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16. East Coast of Elnide (ANOTHER)
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- Go through Death Fire Mountain, use Icey Breath to freeze the lava
- You should be sick of the next area by now...
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17. Dragon Tower (Mystery Dungeon)
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- Solve each of the puzzles and bosses (I'll let you figure them out)
- After Sun Face thingie, it's same old as the demo, you know what to do
- Yamaneco and SnakeBone Master are here, I won't spoil what happens...
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18. ABSTRACT WORLD and Beyond
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- Shake an apple from the tree, Spriggan comes out
- Go in her house, she'll join you (Yes, Spriggan's all woman!)
- Go north to weird room, follow Serge in each door he goes in (from your floor)
- Harlequin joins! Now leave, you'll be in Hidora (HOME)
- Try to go through the Wormhole on the beach, and the Mountain Pass
- Go to Aruni, talk to Marge, fight Radius, now go through Mountain Pass
- Get Zappa and Bancliff in Telmina
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19. SnakeBone Conservatory
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- With Radius, enter through woods entrance (Slash's path)
- Get Skull's Shoulders in the waterfall, if you haven't already
- Now in the dungeon, talk to Ishito, he'll join only if Radius is there
- Go to Telmina, you can now use a blow-up raft where Slash's ship used to be
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20. Mysterious Triangle
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- Swim to the bottom, get the Star Fish Crest
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21. Sky Dragon's Shrine (Crecent Isle)
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- Check chest, fight Star Child, get him
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22. Mabulle
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- Talk to Toma 14, everything you can say, and the other guy
- Sleep in the "inn," talk to Irenes the Mermaid at night
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23. Fargo's Zelbess
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- Try to go through door at bottom of boat (you can't, but Kenja will)
- See Sneff's magic show, then talk to Fargo, attempt to play Roulette
- Go to Inn, see manager in a worry at his cat, be turned into cats by Sneff
- Go up ladder in Inn, get the Magnet Handle
- Play Fargo at Roulette again, he'll lose, now go through that door
- Fight Kenja, get the Crab Key
- You can now get Irenes and Mikki here on the boats
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24. Circle of Death (Hurricane)
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- Use the Crab Key from the raft
- Enter, you'll see the Masamune (Grand Lion)
- After chat, go to Solitary Island, talk to Radius, get Looking Glass
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25. Island of Bones
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- Get Pile O' Bones for Skull in cave at northwest of first screen
- Find your way to the left-most mirror (go down through the snake skeleton)
- Fight Garai (the coolest character in the game, too bad you can't be him...)
- Get Elranzer, use it to smash the Masamune in the Circle of Death
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26. Mysterious City (Circle of Death)
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- Make your way to the center building (Kevin the killer car is real hard)
- In this mall-type place there's a way too familiar area from Chrono Trigger
- Fight Miguel here, and the city will be destroyed (Sky Dragon will get you)
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27. Telmina/SnakeBone (ANOTHER)
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- Go to the bar, there's a hidden room here, get either Zoah or Karsh
- Go to SnakeBone Conserve. and talk to Ishito in a west room from entrance
- Go to the sewer grating near the kitchen, first find and turn off the valve
- Back in the first section, now you can cross, turn off a second valve here
- Next screen, turn the valve up, then go back around to the other side
- Turn it down, then procede, you'll fight a big bug, then the Evil Chef
- After all that, head toward the library, you'll fight Guardian and Mecha
- Escape to the library, fight Mecha again, then escape out the window
- Guardian will now join, you can now leave
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28. Gardove
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- Fight Orlha (Serge's ex-girlfriend?)
- You'll get her Broach, give it back once you're Serge again to join you
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29. Hidora Swamp
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- Look around, you'll find Skull's Spine in a cave
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30. Island Ruins (Water Dragon Shrine)
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- Some guy'll give you Skull's Ribs, now he's all good to go
- Skull'll join in Telmina, the house near SnakeBone Master's Statue
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31. Solitary Island
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- Many people will join, but Harlequin leaves (FOR GOOD!!)
- Triggers the Kid/Evil Serge event
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32. Sky Dragon's Shrine
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- Talk to him to trigger the Dragon Quests
- Trigger the events by talking to the Sky Dragon (ANOTHER)
- There are eight dragons, one for each element
- Remember to Loot (Fargo), each dragon has an element-blocking armor
- They are the most basic elemental enemies (ie. Use opposite element spells!)
- Opposite element characters deal and recieve 2X damage
- Same element characters deal and recieve 1/2 damage
- Same element spells will HEAL them
- There may or may not be a specific order, but this one works
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33. The Water Dragon (HOME)
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- Go to the Water Dragon's Shrine (Fairy Island)
- He's at the bottom, of course
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34. The Fire Dragon (ANOTHER)
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- Go to Death Fire Mountain
- Go to the lava waterfall room, go down the first fall and into the door
- The dragon is the little one, not Salamander
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35. The Green Dragon (HOME)
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- Go to ANOTHER Hidora Swamp, get the Cactus (Pipapipa has it) and Flower
- Go to HOME Hidora Swamp, use the Pipa Flte near the second Pipapipa
- The Hidora Bug will take you to World's Naval
- Here, get Leia, and deafeat ALL the Walking Mosquitos and Giant Birds
- If you did, the Tyrano will appear, behind him is the Green Dragon
- Be sure to cast any non-green spell if the dragon casts Green Earth
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36. The Black Dragon (ANOTHER)
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- Bring Fargo to see his HOME self on the Zelbess
- After the Magical Dreamers concert, go to Mabulle and defeat ALL the Efts
- Go to ANOTHER Mabulle and the dragon is in the cave
- You may NOT have to fight him for the Black Crest if you've got Pierre
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37. The Earth Dragon (HOME)
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- On the Earth Dragon's Shrine (Sandy Island), go into the big patch o' sand
- You should be in a cave, go left and down, get the dynamite from the guy
- You must kill and push each turtle into the geyser holes
- The dynamite blows up the right-most turtle
- Jump into the new geyser and fight the dragon (STEAL HIS YELLOW PLATE!)
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38. The Sky Dragon (ANOTHER)
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- Go back to his shrine, FIGHT!
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39. Gardove (ANOTHER)
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- Show the broken crystal to Delia and Stiena, get the Six-Slotted Amulet
- Show this to the guard of Stiena's tent in HOME Gardove
- Bring Stiena to The Dragon Shrine
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40. Dragon Shrine (HOME)
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- Just like the ANOTHER one, except no bosses, solve all riddles
- Put the Amulet in the slot at the entrance
- Fight Human Yamaneco in the elevator room
- Go down, and place the giant egg in the center to get Dragon Child
- Go up, go into the main room, you'll see what happens...
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41. Circle of Death (HOME)
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- If you have Grenn, he can now equip the Elranzer Sword
- Take Stiena and go to one of the glowing holes
- Uh-oh, time for Disk Two
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*** Disk Switch Made Easy ***
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- If you got a Pro Action Replay or something, you'll need to swap
- Be familiar that the Playstation has 1X and 2X speeds
- Put in an American disk; pull up your spring or whatever to get it to load
- Watch now! When you see it change from 1X to 2X speed, quickly switch disks
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42. Isles of the Fates
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- Go to each island
- The third one should have a fight with the Fates
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43. Eerie Chronopolis
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- A surprise battle ahead
- Find a hatch in a computer room; go into the basement
- Use the remote-controlled robot to turn on a bridge
- In the main room, go right to the stairs room
- Spriggan's Learner's Cap is in the bottom-most chest here
- Go to floor two, in a room you can activate the elevator
- Go to floors three and four, observe everything, you cannot get into one room
- Go to the first floor, on the docks, talk to the blue ghost (he should leave)
- Go to the room you couldn't enter, get the Card Key to the basement
- In the basement, there's another cool scene
- Now that the seventh dragon is here, the seventh element is activated
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44. Dragon Falls (HOME or ANOTHER)
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- The falls are just east of the Mountain Path
- The pillars may be in either ANOTHER or HOME's falls, depending on whatever
- Use the two Crystal Fragments on the pillars
- You'll now get the Chrono Cross spell and item, place it in Serge's first slot
- Note the colored balls that appear in battle now
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45. The Masamune Quest (HOME)
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- You'll need Riddle and Karsh
- Fight Sugar Lou and Salton at Island of Bones (ANOTHER)
- Go to the hidden island on the northeast corner of Elnide (HOME)
- Use the pendant (I think) and this'll trigger a fight with Dario
- The Masamune turns into the smashing swallow, Grand Dream (Masadoreen?)
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46. Solitary Island ~ Lucca's House
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- Go to the island, you'll see Kid
- If you have the Grand Dream, you'll enter a dream
- In Lucca's house, look around, there's a trap door in the upper-east room
- In the first room, press L2, Triangle, L2, and Triangle on the machine
- You'll get Kid's Level 7 Attack
- You'll need Lucca's Super Deluxe Ice Ray from one room to kill the flames
- Reach Kid, the dream's over
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47. Mysterious Triangle (ANOTHER)
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- Take Star Child; fight the Giant Jellyfish at the bottom of the sea
- The Jellyfish is weak only to Fire, not even physical attacks!
- Now take the flying boat to Floating Dinopolis
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48. Floating Dinopolis/Star Shrine
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- Here is pretty straightforward, defeat the six elemental Dolls
- You can use Trap Elements to get the Doll's summons spells
- At the end, you'll encounter the Lunar Dragon
- Notice the order of colors of which he changes into, write them down
- If you beat him, the Frozen Flame gets lost in a time warp
- You'll get the Time Egg
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49. The Beach (HOME)
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- Talk to the three familiar characters
- Use the Time Egg (The Chrono Trigger) on the pink Wormhole when you're ready
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50. Grand Finale: Into the Tesseract
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- Method One: KILL! You'll get the Bad Ending
- Method Two: Save ?????? (I'm not spoiling it now!)
- You must cast spells, make the balls appear in order of the Lunar Dragon
- For me it was: Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, Black, White, and the Chrono Cross
- It helps if you build everyone to Slot 8 and have each element in Slot 1
- Use healing spells so Frozen Flame won't counter and screw up your ball order
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*** New Game + ***
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- You'll have the Time Egg to fight Frozen Flame at any time
- The Pass will transform Serge to anyone you want from your party
- The Speed Control lets you Fast-Forward or Slow the ROM with L2 or R2
- The game remembers who you had when you beat Frozen Flame for later
- The following only apply to New Game +
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*** Secret Programmer's Rooms
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- Beat Frozen Flame with ONLY Serge at the beginning of a New Game +
- Use M-Erase, No Clothes, High Muscle, Mana Feeble, and Wall at least
- Do not waste turns with attack magic, use only physical attacks, it's easy!
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*** Character Cross ***
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- In New Game +, go to ABSTRACT WORLD, use the Chrono Cross item
- You'll pull in all characters you had at beating the game before
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*** Get All the Characters ***
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- This is annoying and redundant, but if want them all (including Harlequin)...
- Work your way up to getting Harlequin
- Beat the game; this saves her to the list
- Now beat the game three more times (for Alf/Slash/Pierre and Korcha/Mamacha)
- Each time, use the Character Cross to get all your previous characters
- You MUST get Harlequin first!
- Remember, it pulls ONLY who you had when you beat the game!
- Use Fast-Forward A LOT (hold R2)
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*** Ozzie, Slash, and Flea ***
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- Go to the End of Time (the circle of islands near Elnide in HOME)
- Go into the door, talk to the blob, and run around the room three times
- Bring Spriggan
- Cast M-Erase right away to block Flea's Charm Spell
- When each is weakened, use Spriggan to finish them off, he'll Morph them!
- You need the Learner's Cap from Chronopolis
- Slash (Spriggan) can do a Triple Tech with Serge and Kid
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*** Ginger X ***
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- Another "food name" enemy, he's the big bonus Emerald Weapon-type boss
- He's where the Earth Dragon was, but in ANOTHER WORLD
- You really NEED the Yellow Plate, you'll probably have two in New Game +
- I think you can fight him in a regular game
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General Thanks...
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- 1. Square Japan - for the game (www.square.co.jp/~cross) and FF4 and 6
- Seiken Densetsu 3 and Romancing SaGa 3 are good too, I didn't like FF7 or 8
- 2. BuyRite VideoGames - for importing it and the Chrono Clock (buyrite1.com)
- 3. ToastyFrog - for help where I was stuck, with his HUGE FAQ (toastyfrog.com)
- 4. BlurYamaneko (Steven Hand) for shameless plug for me and my 'upcoming' site
- BTW, check out BlurYamaneko's boss guide; since mine has no boss, uh, guides
- 5. Elranzer - for obvious reasons
- 6. GameFAQS.com - For updating my FAQ on time, every time
- 7. DigiCube - For FF Syphonic Suite and FF3 Eternal Legend of the Wind
- 6. Absolutely NO ONE ELSE !!!!!!!!!!!
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... but NO-Thanks !
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- 1. Importers who DON'T carry the Chrono Cross soundtrack (hint, hint)
- 2. People who ask me for copies of this game (Answer: NO!)
- 3. People who've never played Chrono Trigger and think this game is a new series
- 4. Sega - for always making the worst systems, EVER
- 5. Working Designs - for NOT releasing Popful Mail on PSX (smashing Sega CD)
- 6. Anyone who think Final Fantasy 7 Reunion is the best arranged soundtrack
- 7. Anyone who thinks Final Fantasy 8 F.L.W.V. is the best arranged soundtrack
- 8. Anyone who thinks FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC means anything in Latin
